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Official seal of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Sam Rayburn, longest serving speaker of the House, 17 years, 53 days (cumulative) Tip O'Neill, longest uninterrupted tenure of office, 9 years, 350 days. Theodore M. Pomeroy, shortest tenure of office, 1 day. Rank.
A speaker election is generally held at least every two years; the House has elected a Speaker 129 times since the office was created in 1789. [2] Traditionally, each political party's caucus/conference selects a candidate for speaker from among its senior leaders prior to the vote, and the majority party's nominee is elected.
The Speaker of the House: A Study of Leadership (Yale University Press; 2010) 292 pages; Examines partisan pressures and other factors that shaped the leadership of the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; focuses on the period since 1940. Grossman, Mark. Speakers of the House of Representatives (Amenia, NY: Grey House Publishing, 2009 ...
A member may block a unanimous consent agreement, but objections are rare. The presiding officer, the speaker of the House enforces the rules of the House, and may warn members who deviate from them. The speaker uses a gavel to maintain order. [57] Legislation to be considered by the House is placed in a box called the hopper. [58]
Liberalismin the United States. Nancy Patricia Pelosi PMF (/ pəˈloʊsi / pə-LOH-see; née D'Alesandro; born March 26, 1940) is an American politician who served as the 52nd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011 and again from 2019 to 2023.
Speakership of the United States House of Representatives (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Speakers of the United States House of Representatives" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total.
List of House Democratic Assistants to the Leader. 1999–2003: Rosa DeLauro; 2003–2007: John Spratt; 2007–2009: Xavier Becerra; 2009–2011: Chris Van Hollen; List of House Assistant Democratic Leaders. 2011–2019: Jim Clyburn; List of Assistant Speakers of the House of Representatives. 2019–2021: Ben Ray Luján; 2021–2023: Katherine ...
Of the 385 women who have served in the House, 253 have been Democrats (including four from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia) and 132 have been Republicans (including three from U.S. territories, including pre-statehood Hawaii). One woman was the 52nd Speaker of the House, Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California.